.Dd May 12, 2017
.Dt AUOPEN 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm auopen
.Nd attempt to select the appropriate
.Xr file2au 1
utility for
.Ar file
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Ar file
.Op Ar argument ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
Attempt to select the appropriate
.Xr file2au 1
utility to decode
.Ar file
by reading its header.
The arguments are passed verbatim to the selected utility.
.Sh EXAMPLES
Play all compatible audio files in the current directory:
.Dl for f in *; do auopen "$f" -c command.fifo | au2dev; done
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Ex -std
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr au 7
.Xr au2dev 1
.Xr file2au 1
